The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13

MOUNT HILL, july lu, 1851.
We have had clouds and showers this week
delightful atmosphere Corn and cotton very
fine. Roasting ears plentiful. Some OF the
bottom lands were sour from orerflows laS'
year, and all needed rain. Now the crops
gardens, etc, are refreshed and everybody
happy.
Ate our first home raised watermelon atMr
John Seawright's on July 5. He has over 50'
tobacco plants: finest we ever saw; not speck
out the plants and none died. He has haG
some success before. Some of the plants viii
soon be ready for curing. MIR. Soawrighl
showed US In his cotton field about JOG yards
struck lately, a large hole in the ground and
cotton about all killed for twenty or thirty
feet around. Some escaped in that distance
a Jagged appearance 100 yards farther off he
pointed where four years ago lightning struck
and for three years no vegetation grew on the
spot. This year little stunted cotton there
Donaldsvillc, and Mr.. Perry Hawthorne, near
Due West, have each lost a valuable COW from
eating green sorghum.
The "bce tree" on Mr.. VIM. Henry Moore's
thrown among his bottom corn "adding insult
to injury" He has offered $40 reward to learn
the perpetrators.
There Is very largo poplar on Mr.. T. Il.
been in 1t for years. Reminds us Of the west
so many bee trees. "Uncle Benny" White.
and "my son John" have cut two lately.
blaci.eyed boy of twelve, found n Zee tree
from which they secured bucket of honey.
His fifteen year old brother John had one eye
closed from n sting. He was much troubled
about his appearance, and asked pa IL ne
night, and to Rock Springs to sunday school =
Misses Ida and Ada Jones have returned
from Cedar Spring Institute, having. COM
plotted the eight years course as full graduates.
II one wishes to hear sweet singing visit this
family as all have fine voices. Their father
Mr.. u. :. Jones, is singing clerk OF Rock
Springs Sunday school, which he has trained.
It's service of song is very fine. There were 81
present at It's exercises last first Sunday. They
elected their superintendent, ID. 5. Jones, and
w. Pres. Shirley, as delegates to the sunday
which convenes with Shady Grove church,
four miles Of Bolton, towards Saluda river. on
Friday before 3rd Sunday Of this month. This
body is composed Of delegates from all the
Shady Grove (Calhoun) is in fine section,
among fine people. 1t will be largely at
tended and profitable meeting.
Delegates from Mount Hill Sunday school
are MeSsrS. G. Floyd Scawright, Robert II.
Dunn and J. "Gus." Blain. This trioof young
men expect to see all they can Of the beauties
and attractions OF the many of Sllndy Grove.
This Sunday school had SO present last meet
ing.
hcSaud;t Association holds its S5th annual
session August Oil next, with Lebanon
church, 10 miles north OF Anderson &. ii.
This venerable and important body Of repre-
Sentarivcs of the Baptist church is the first OF
the kind to meet each year In South Carolina.
and is composed of thirty-twO churches. all
in Anderson county, except Little River, Tur-
kcr Creek and Walnut Grove of this county,
who have elected their delegates. From Wal
nut Grove are Messrs.. NJ. B. McGee, 6. b. RI
ley and A; II. McGcc. Persons appointed to
preach: Introductory sermon, f.. c. Rice;
Missionary sermon, ID. w. Hiott.
The day school at Walnut Grove taught by
Mr.. w p. Culbertson resumed exercises the
ith, after an interregnum of few weeks on
account of the busy season.
The school ut Mount Hill, after n seven
months session. closed July 1st.
The health of this entire section is good.
"Aunt Snllic' Martin, wife OF ''Uncle Yam
cey" one Of the aged saints Of earth, nearing
four score, has hecn feeble for some time. She
is better now and has the love and sympathy
of all.
This is not only healthy section, but we
reiterate, it is composed of large share OF
good people.
We have noted "remarks" about Hodges
lately. Though living four or five miles away
1t Is our post office since our coming here
about two years ago, and we can say for her
postmaster druggist, merchants and citizens
they have treated us and all with uniform re-
Spect and courtesy, and we think they are
about rs live. worthy people and doing about
as well for themselves and old Abbeville as
other communities are.
Married Mt Mr.. &. Ben. Whites father OF
the bride, by Rev. T.. {. Rice, July 7th, MIR.
las. G. Shirley TO Miss Mamie G. White. At.
tendants-Mr. c. Floyd Seawright and Miss
Emma NJ. Anderson: Mr.. VIM. Nichols and
Miss Salle White: Mr.. &. Ed. Price and Miss
Mallory White; Mr.. w. F. Shirley and Miss
EStele Shirley. The groom IS one of our best
young men, and he has received n prize, one
who will be n true helpmeet and Of whom we
believe it will ever be said 1.-The heart of her
husband doth safely trust In her." and that
'she will do him good and not evil all the
days Of her life" A bountiful and delicious
supper was served TO the guests, who spent q
pleasant evening In games, songs, and social
conversation until late hour
MOUNT HILL